The imperative is used to give orders or commands and corresponds with the present indicative.<\/p>\n
Es:<\/p>\n
Sii <\/span>buono! (Be good!)
\nFai\u00a0<\/span>il bravo! (Behave!)
\nNon\u00a0dirlo\u00a0<\/span>a nessuno! (Don’t tell anyone!)
\nDi\u00a0<\/span>la verit\u00e0! (Tell the truth!)
\nAbbiate\u00a0<\/span>pazienza! (Be patient!)
\nFate<\/span> piano! (Take your time!)
\nMangia<\/span> tutto! (Eat everything!)
\nDormite<\/span>! (Sleep!)
\nLeggete\u00a0<\/span>da pag. 1 a pag. 20! (Read from page 1 to page 20!)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Imperative of the verbs mangiare<\/strong>, credere<\/strong>\u00a0e partire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\n\n
\n Mangiare<\/strong> (to eat)<\/p>\n (Tu) mangia<\/span>
\n(Noi)\u00a0mangiamo<\/span>
\n(Voi)\u00a0mangiate<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\nCredere<\/strong> (to believe)<\/p>\n (Tu) credi<\/span>
\n(Noi)\u00a0crediamo<\/span>
\n(Voi)\u00a0credete<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\nPartire<\/strong> (to leave)<\/p>\n (Tu) parti<\/span>
\n(Noi)\u00a0partiamo<\/span>
\n(Voi)\u00a0partite<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nThe Imperative of the verbs essere<\/strong> and avere<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\n\n
\n Essere<\/strong> (to be)<\/p>\n (Tu) sii<\/span>
\n(Noi)\u00a0siamo<\/span>
\n(Voi)\u00a0siate<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\nAvere<\/strong> (to have)<\/p>\n (Tu) abbi<\/span>
\n(Noi)\u00a0abbiamo<\/span>
\n(Voi)\u00a0abbiate<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nN.B.<\/strong> The imperative of the first person plural noi\u00a0<\/strong>(we) is not an order but an exhultation. E.g:<\/p>\n
Mangiamo <\/span>una bella pizza! (Let’s eat a nice pizza!)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
When there is a negative command, we use the infinitive. E.g.:<\/p>\n
Non fumare (Don’t smoke!)
\nNon disturbare (Do not disturb!)
\nNon toccare (Don’t touch!)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The imperative is used to give orders or commands and corresponds with the present indicative. Es: Sii buono! (Be good!) Fai\u00a0il bravo! (Behave!) Non\u00a0dirlo\u00a0a nessuno! (Don’t tell anyone!) Di\u00a0la verit\u00e0! (Tell the truth!) Abbiate\u00a0pazienza! (Be patient!) Fate piano! (Take your time!) Mangia tutto! (Eat everything!) Dormite! (Sleep!) Leggete\u00a0da pag. 1 a pag. 20! (Read from page 1 to page 20!) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[423],"tags":[486],"class_list":["post-8164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar-reference","tag-intermediate-level-b1-b2"],"yoast_head":"\n
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